Annual URock Ice Skating Event This Sunday March 3. Bring Guests!
Please join fellow URockers and their guests at the ice rink at Mid-Coast Recreation Center on Route 90 Sunday, March 3 from noon to 2:00PM for free ice skating. Skate rentals are also free! This is a wonderful time to practice your skating or to learn to skate. It’s only URockers on the ice! The rink will have refreshments and drinks for sale. Please sign up at the URock front desk and sign the release form, too. We hope to see lots of you there!
Apply for Scholarships Today!
Consider applying for a scholarship! The UMA General Scholarships application deadline is 3/18/13. There are many different types. It’s so easy!
You’re Invited to a “Viewing Party” for Chancellor’s State of the University Address
Chancellor James Page will give his State of the University address on Thursday, March 7, at 11:00AM to the Maine State Legislature. He’s expected to mention University College at Rockland as a major piece of the solution to the state’s educational puzzle. You are invited to join us in room #409 to watch this address as it is broadcast live. Coffee, bagels and cream cheese will be served!
Library Skills in Research and How to Cite Works Properly
Ben Treat, a university librarian, will offer a free workshop on using resources of the UMS library system without leaving your seat at URock in the URock computer lab on Thursday March 7 from 12:30 – 1:30PM (after Chancellor’s speech). His help will include finding good resources and then deciding when and how to cite them. You will find this information very important to your student success. Do not wait until that research paper is due! Build those skills now! You may sign up at the URock front desk but it is not necessary.
Financial Aid Info Session with UMA’s Financial Aid Director March 12 at Noon
Sherry McCollett, UMA’s Financial Aid Director, and a great supporter of distance education students, will hold an open information session at URock on Tuesday, March 12th at noon. Pizza will be served. Please stop by and meet Sherry face-to-face, ask questions and discuss anything relevant to your financial aid.
Degrees, Internships and Careers in Business with Tom Giordano March 18
Join us for lunch and a discussion about UMA’s degrees in business plus internship opportunities on Monday, March 18 from 11:30AM – 1:00PM. Professor Tom Giordano and Business Internship Coordinator, Joyce Shelleman, will visit URock for an informal discussion about program requirements, career preparation and how to build in a meaningful internship. Sign up at the URock front desk is encouraged but not required.
MHHS Internship Fair–March 27 12-4 pm
UROCK will be holding its first Mental Health and Human Services Volunteer and Internship Job Fair on Wednesday, March 27 from 12-4 pm. This is a great opportunity to meet reps from community agencies, to network and to learn about internship placements in the community. Even if you are not ready to enroll in your internship, this is a great way to meet providers and to learn from them. Registration with the URock office encouraged but not required. Refreshments will be provided!
UMA’s Computer Information Systems Program – Info Session 3/28 & Scholarships
Starting in the fall of 2013 students will be able to take all of the required courses for UMA’s Associate of Science in Computer Information Systems at URock in a face-to-face format. Join one of the most dynamic and growing professional fields in Knox County. In addition, URock will sponsor two CIS scholarships to new CIS admits for fall 2013. Please attend a CIS information session with faculty member, Mark Goodridge, and some current CIS students on Thursday, March 28 at 3:00PM. Registration at the URock front desk is encouraged but not required.
Expressions Night – 
Mark Your Calendar for Friday, March 29th. Contact Richard Fortuna to propose your presentation or sign up at the URock front desk. All forms of written, visual, performing and artistic expression welcome!
Spring RaP Continues with Charlie Grunder on March 28 at Noon
On Thursday, March 28 at noon Charlie Grunder, Professor of Psychology, University of Maine at Augusta will present Optimism, Pessimism and Locus of Control: How Do They Affect Your Academics? Psychologists study optimism versus pessimism and internal versus external locus of control to predict how individuals respond to stressful events. How can this framework help predict who succeeds in school? Professor of Psychology Charles Grunder explores this question in regard to student performance and concludes that prior GPA matters less than attributional style in predicting good grades, the precursor to graduation and career success.
UMFK Will Start a March Session of Online Mini Courses
UMFK will offer 7 online courses which will last 8 weeks in length. Check out the schedule here. You may register for these courses through URock.
File Your FAFSA ASAP!
It is time to file your next FAFSA which will fund courses for next summer, fall and spring 2014. The earlier you apply, the more aid you may get. Don’t wait until your tax returns is filed. Estimate your numbers and file now. For help, visit with our new MEOC rep, Sally Daniels, on Mondays at URock. More info and Sally’s dates at URock listed here.
Writing Tutoring Center
Need help creating a thesis, citing a source, or punctuating a sentence? The UMA Writing Center offers these and other tutoring services to distance learners at UC by phone, email, and videochat. Work on campus or from home. Call (207) 621-3199 to access tutors Monday – Thursday, 9-4. Email [log in to unmask] with an attached essay for feedback within 48 hours. Join a Google Hangout session with Writing Center Coordinator Michelle Lisi, available by appointment every Friday this semester. Not sure which method will work best for you? Get in touch, and we’ll set something up!
New URock Apparel Just Arrived!
We have just received a shipment of new URock sweatshirts, sweatpants and new URock portfolios! There’s lots of new colors and designs. Get the school spirit.
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